A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills by ...

China’s dislike of Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te is no secret. Chinese authorities call him a stubborn, confrontational “separatist” who may provoke war in the Taiwan Strait. But since ...

Taiwan remained shut for a second day as Typhoon Krathon made landfall in the port city of Kaohsiung. Two people have died, and more than 100 have been injured. Schools, offices and financial ...

While the rest of Taiwan resumed work, the governments in Kaohsiung and neighbouring Pingtung county declared a fourth successive day off work as they scrambled to pump away floodwaters ...

An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link China is trying to force Taiwan into making mistakes and is looking for excuses to trigger a blockade, according to Taiwan's ...

Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te said it was “impossible” for mainland China to become the self-governing island’s motherland ...

Taiwan has put its military units on standby and closed schools and offices across several counties on Tuesday, as the island braces for a powerful typhoon set to make landfall in the next couple ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island’s south. Trees were brought ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday Thursday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory.

Typhoon Krathon is expected to make a “rare” landfall in the highly populated regions of southwestern Taiwan, prompting school closures, flight cancellations and evacuations. The storm intensified to ...

Typhoon Krathon tracked slowly toward Taiwan, with the storm set to weaken before making landfall on Thursday morning and the island will keep its $2.5 trillion stock market closed for a second day.

On Wednesday, it lost some of its strength but it was still a powerful Category 3-equivalent storm, with sustained wind speeds of 185kmph and gusts of up to 240kmph, according to Taiwan’s ...